Marcus Hook

Marcus Hook is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Originally inhabited by the Lenape Native Americans, the area was colonized by New Sweden in the 1640s, and the Dutch named the area "Marcus Hook" after the Lenape chief Maarte. By 1708, under English rule, Marcus Hook had become a prosperous community and market town with equal prominence with Chester. It was once a pirate stronghold, and it later became a center of shipbuilding, and it served as a defensive post along the Delaware River during the War of 1812, with 5,000 US Army troops being stationed there. In 2016, Marcus Hook had a population of 2,389 people.